Best Novels about the 1960s (fiction)

1.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,462 ratings
2.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,301 ratings
3.
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
by: Tom Wolfe
3.92 avg rating — 78,164 ratings
4.
Wild World
Wild World 3.85 avg rating — 131 ratings
5.
Go Ask Alice
Go Ask Alice 3.74 avg rating — 288,687 ratings
6.
Valley Of The Dolls
Valley Of The Dolls 3.86 avg rating — 75,321 ratings
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Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders 4.06 avg rating — 152,023 ratings
8.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral 3.95 avg rating — 86,091 ratings
9.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,517 ratings
10.
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.24 avg rating — 332,411 ratings
11.
The Woman in the Castello
The Woman in the Castello 3.44 avg rating — 1,901 ratings
12.
Steal This Book
Steal This Book 3.61 avg rating — 3,982 ratings
13.
The Drifters
The Drifters 4.06 avg rating — 8,524 ratings
14.
Looking for Jack Kerouac
Looking for Jack Kerouac 3.85 avg rating — 167 ratings
15.
The Brothers K
The Brothers K 4.39 avg rating — 16,669 ratings
16.
They Come in All Colors
They Come in All Colors 3.45 avg rating — 334 ratings
17.
Flying Solo: an unconventional aviatrix navigates turbulence in life
Flying Solo: an unconventional aviatrix navigates turbulence in life 4.17 avg rating — 53 ratings
18.
Clover Blue
Clover Blue 4.12 avg rating — 1,917 ratings
19.
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) 4.20 avg rating — 19,751 ratings
20.
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 16,268 ratings
21.
The Time of Our Singing
The Time of Our Singing 4.26 avg rating — 4,147 ratings
21.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,617 ratings
23.
Come Back for Me
Come Back for Me 4.29 avg rating — 154 ratings
24.
Stained Glass Rain
Stained Glass Rain 4.06 avg rating — 53 ratings
25.
Drop City
Drop City 3.83 avg rating — 15,137 ratings
26.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
by: Ken Kesey
4.26 avg rating — 23,504 ratings
27.
Set the Night on Fire
Set the Night on Fire 4.01 avg rating — 245 ratings
28.
The Millstone
The Millstone 3.90 avg rating — 3,847 ratings
29.
Going Away: A Report, A Memoir
Going Away: A Report, A Memoir 3.51 avg rating — 63 ratings
30.
NFUDU: Skirts, Ties & Taboos
NFUDU: Skirts, Ties & Taboos 4.82 avg rating — 28 ratings
31.
Tree of Smoke
Tree of Smoke 3.60 avg rating — 14,879 ratings
31.
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 3.62 avg rating — 32,115 ratings
33.
Maryneal 1962
Maryneal 1962 4.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
34.
Solo Vietnam (Flying Solo Series Book 2)
Solo Vietnam (Flying Solo Series Book 2) 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings
35.
The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49 3.69 avg rating — 93,759 ratings
35.
This I Know
This I Know 4.25 avg rating — 4,323 ratings
37.
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake 4.04 avg rating — 61,420 ratings
38.
Moon Palace
Moon Palace 3.98 avg rating — 28,391 ratings
39.
On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach 3.62 avg rating — 99,826 ratings
40.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating — 36,555 ratings
40.
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal 4.27 avg rating — 142,733 ratings
40.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,259 ratings
43.
The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat 4.34 avg rating — 40,765 ratings
44.
The Collector
The Collector 3.97 avg rating — 89,288 ratings
45.
The Great Santini
The Great Santini 4.16 avg rating — 34,310 ratings
46.
Peace Like a River
Peace Like a River 4.03 avg rating — 99,202 ratings
47.
The Other Side of Haight
The Other Side of Haight 3.27 avg rating — 37 ratings
47.
Ghetto Medic: A Father in the 'Hood
Ghetto Medic: A Father in the 'Hood 3.55 avg rating — 129 ratings
47.
Spilled Coffee
Spilled Coffee 3.91 avg rating — 69 ratings
47.
Beyond Nostalgia
Beyond Nostalgia 3.60 avg rating — 484 ratings
47.
Risking Everything: A Freedom Summer Reader
Risking Everything: A Freedom Summer Reader 4.52 avg rating — 25 ratings
47.
Small Fish Big Fish
Small Fish Big Fish 3.99 avg rating — 95 ratings
47.
Gideon's Children
Gideon's Children 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings
47.
The Outside Lands
The Outside Lands 3.72 avg rating — 393 ratings
47.
A Life Naive
A Life Naive 4.66 avg rating — 120 ratings
47.
LS65
LS65 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
57.
7 Sanctuaries
7 Sanctuaries 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings
58.
Be Not Content- A Subterranean Journal
Be Not Content- A Subterranean Journal 4.43 avg rating — 136 ratings
58.
Finding Tranquility Base
Finding Tranquility Base 3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings
58.
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Slouching Towards Bethlehem 4.19 avg rating — 78,772 ratings
61.
Altamont Augie
Altamont Augie 4.14 avg rating — 58 ratings
61.
My Vietnam War
My Vietnam War 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
61.
The Daring Game
The Daring Game 3.84 avg rating — 920 ratings
64.
Dance the Eagle to Sleep
Dance the Eagle to Sleep 3.63 avg rating — 250 ratings
64.
Mr. Sammler's Planet
Mr. Sammler's Planet 3.75 avg rating — 3,816 ratings
64.
Miami and the Siege of Chicago
Miami and the Siege of Chicago 3.76 avg rating — 1,092 ratings
67.
Love & Haight
Love & Haight 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings
67.
It Don't Matter: Amor Regge Senza Legge
It Don't Matter: Amor Regge Senza Legge 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
69.
The Great Pretender
The Great Pretender 3.63 avg rating — 35 ratings
69.
Five Smooth Stones
Five Smooth Stones 4.43 avg rating — 3,551 ratings
71.
Nog
Nog 3.61 avg rating — 621 ratings
71.
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me 3.78 avg rating — 3,630 ratings
73.
The Edible Woman
The Edible Woman 3.69 avg rating — 39,572 ratings
73.
Purple Sunshine
Purple Sunshine 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
75.
Kick It Till It Breaks
Kick It Till It Breaks 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
75.
Freshwater Road
Freshwater Road 3.75 avg rating — 1,242 ratings
77.
Gagarin and I
Gagarin and I 3.27 avg rating — 22 ratings
78.
Friday Night at Honeybee's
Friday Night at Honeybee's 4.26 avg rating — 284 ratings
79.
The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2)
The Cold Six Thousand (Underworld USA #2) 4.03 avg rating — 8,225 ratings
80.
Coffee Will Make You Black
Coffee Will Make You Black 4.08 avg rating — 5,553 ratings
81.
Superior Women
Superior Women 3.65 avg rating — 563 ratings
82.
Original Sins
Original Sins 3.63 avg rating — 406 ratings
83.
Love Invents Us
Love Invents Us
by: Amy Bloom
3.56 avg rating — 2,431 ratings
84.
Benediction at the Savoia
Benediction at the Savoia 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
85.
Rainy Lake
Rainy Lake 4.16 avg rating — 93 ratings
86.
Failure to Zigzag
Failure to Zigzag 3.78 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina
Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina 3.91 avg rating — 3,609 ratings
88.
The Graduate (The Graduate, #1)
The Graduate (The Graduate, #1) 3.35 avg rating — 11,682 ratings
89.
Object Lessons
Object Lessons 3.83 avg rating — 8,852 ratings
90.
In the Night Cafe
In the Night Cafe 3.72 avg rating — 192 ratings
90.
Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World
Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World 3.83 avg rating — 1,527 ratings
90.
Searching for Lincoln's Ghost
Searching for Lincoln's Ghost 4.18 avg rating — 108 ratings
90.
Jesus’ Son
Jesus’ Son 4.13 avg rating — 39,244 ratings
90.
Crystal Ships
Crystal Ships 3.89 avg rating — 44 ratings
90.
Saying Goodbye: Love is Learning to Say Goodbye (Saying Goodbye #2)
Saying Goodbye: Love is Learning to Say Goodbye (Saying Goodbye #2) 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
90.
Collateral Damage
Collateral Damage 4.53 avg rating — 34 ratings
90.
Orville Nix: The Missing JFK Assassination Film
Orville Nix: The Missing JFK Assassination Film 3.53 avg rating — 74 ratings
90.
Hitler Burns Detroit
Hitler Burns Detroit 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
90.
Across the Pond
Across the Pond 4.46 avg rating — 41 ratings
90.
Finding My Thunder
Finding My Thunder 4.59 avg rating — 37 ratings
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